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Links for Business
Below
is a list of some of Sd3’s favourite web links giving information
on sustainability material orientated to business readers. Please
feel free to email us with your own suggestions; we’ll update the
list regularly.
| The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants |
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| ACCA
is the largest international accountancy body, with more than 300,000
students and members in 160 countries |
| Accountability |
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| AccountAbility is a membership organisation committed to furthering capacity building in social and ethical accountability and sustainable development |
| British
Standards Institution |
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| The world's leading standards
and quality services organisation. Independent of government,
industry and trade associations its interests include environmental
systems |
| Business
in the Community (BitC) |
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website |
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| An
independent charity which seeks to create a public benefit
by working with companies to improve the positive impact of
business in society |
| Centre
for Sustainable Design (CfSD) |
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| CfSD has undertaken a wide range of
research and training projects on eco-product development
and sustainable product design |
| CERES |
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| Coalition
of U.S. environmental, investor, and advocacy groups working
together for a sustainable future |
| Corporate
Register |
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| A
library of information on corporate non-financial reporting
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| CSR
Europe |
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| A business-driven membership network that
helps companies achieve profitability, sustainable growth
and human progress by placing corporate social responsibility
in the mainstream of business practice |
| Department
for Trade and Industry (DTI) |
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| Discussing issues and policy surrounding
sustainable development, business opportunities and environmental
protection. Includes UK implementation of EU directives in
this area |
| Department
of Environment Food and Rural Affairs DEFRA |
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| Includes policy on climate change, GM foods, air quality and
waste among other things |
| Department
of Work & Pensions |
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| The
UK Department of Work and Pensions has links to Age Positive,
The Equal Opportunities Commission, and the Commission for
Racial Equality amongst other agencies and services |
| Disability.gov.uk |
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| A
UK Government portal for disability rights information managed
by the Department for Work and Pensions |
| Environment
Agency |
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website |
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| The
public agency responsible for protecting and improving the
environment in England and Wales |
| European
Commission: CSR |
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website |
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| European
Commission website on CSR giving access to recent policy document
and releases on the subject |
| European
Commission: sustainability |
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website |
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| European
Commission homepage on sustainable development. Includes links
to downloadable key policy documents |
| Forum
for the Future |
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| A
membership organisation which promotes sustainable development
in business, government and education through a variety of
research and communication programmes |
| Global
Compact |
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| Through
the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to
advance responsible corporate citizenship so that business
can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalisation |
| Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
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website |
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| A multi-stakeholder process
and independent institution whose mission is to develop and
disseminate globally applicable sustainability reporting guidelines |
| International
Chamber of Commerce |
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website |
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| The
voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth,
job creation and prosperity |
| International
Labour Organization (ILO) |
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website |
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| The
UN specialised agency promoting social justice and internationally
recognized human and labour rights. The ILO formulates international
labour standards in the form of conventions and recommendations
setting minimum standards of basic labour rights |
| United
Nations Development Programme |
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website |
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| Works
globally on issues from politics to security to public health, from crime to
the environment, a growing agenda of development issues that can
no longer be managed within the boundaries of any single nation |
| United
Nations Environment Programme |
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website |
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| Aims
to provide partnership and encourage leadership in the environment |
| Welsh
Assembly |
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website |
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| Uniquely
among EU nations the National Assembly for Wales has sustainable
development built into its constitution |
| Work Foundation |
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| The Work Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit think tank and consultancy which researches, campaigns and provides practical advice on productivity and the quality of working life in the UK |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
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| A coalition of 165 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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| The global trade international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations |
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